Kendra writes: The Greater (San Francisco) Bay Area Costumers Guild (GBACG) is pleased to invite you to spend an evening in Elrond’s hall at:
THE LORD OF THE RINGS FEAST
Saturday, 8 October 2005
7pm – Midnight
Sequoia Lodge, Oakland Hills
http://www.gbacg.org/lotr.htm
Elves, hobbits, dwarves, men, ents, wizards — and yes, even orcs — are invited to join us for an evening of feasting, music, dancing, and the magical words of Tolkien. Our location is a beautiful redwood hall surrounded by trees in the hills of Oakland (Rivendell for our purposes).
Costumes inspired by the books, the films or the Medieval era are appropriate for this event.
Detailed information about the event, including the menu, schedule of activities, and costume suggestions, is available on our website:
http://www.gbacg.org/lotr.htm
** TICKETS **
Advance tickets are required:
GBACG members $39.50
Non-members $44.50
You must be 13 years or older to attend The Lord of the Rings Feast.
TICKET SALES:
From Aug. 13-31 only GBACG members may purchase tickets (up to four). Space is limited. We expect to sell out this event. You may join GBACG now and buy your tickets to The Lord of the Rings Feast during the members-only presale.
On Sept. 1, tickets go on sale to the general public. After Sept. 1, you may purchase as many tickets as you wish.
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Howli writes: I wanted to inform you about the New York Premiere of Howard Shore’s The Lord of the Rings Symphony, Movements I and II. On Sunday, November 13th at 2p.m. at Carnegie Hall The Collegiate Chorale, led by music director Robert Bass, will perform excerpts from Richard Wagner’s operas The Flying Dutchman, Die Walkϋre, and Götterdämmerung; and the New York Premiere of Howard Shore’s The Lord of the Rings Symphony, Movements I and II in a program entitled The Rings: Myth and Music. [More]
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Howli writes: I wanted to inform you about the New York Premiere of Howard Shore’s The Lord of the Rings Symphony, Movements I and II. On Sunday, November 13th at 2p.m. at Carnegie Hall The Collegiate Chorale, led by music director Robert Bass, will perform excerpts from Richard Wagner’s operas The Flying Dutchman, Die Walkϋre, and Götterdämmerung; and the New York Premiere of Howard Shore’s The Lord of the Rings Symphony, Movements I and II in a program entitled The Rings: Myth and Music. The program will
The operas of Wagner illustrate the profound influence of myth and legend among history’s greatest opera composers. His “Ring” cycle and Flying Dutchman are mainstays of opera houses around the world and are notable in part for their ghosts, phantoms, supernatural creatures, giants and gnomes. Few composers unfold supernatural forces as effectively as Wagner, matching music to story. For this performance, soprano Christine Goerke will perform Senta’s Ballad from The Flying Dutchman and the thrilling Ride of the Valkyries.
By any standard Howard Shore is among today’s most successful composers with numerous industry awards to his credit including multiple Academy Awards, Golden Globes and Grammys. His Lord of the Rings Symphony like the works of Wagner and others is derived from mythological sources, in this instance the books by J.R.R. Tolkien, dramatically unfolding the fable of the lowly Hobbits as they struggle against the forces of evil.
By contrasting Wagner and Shore, The Rings: Myth and Music will explore how two composers – divergent in time and medium – were inspired by mythology and legend.
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From sptimes.com: Listen for the pitter-patter of hairy feet at the Wyndham Orlando Resort Hotel Friday and Saturday at Elf: A Weekend of Wonder, a convention for Lord of the Rings fans. Sorry, girls, despite the location Orlando Bloom isn’t expected, but Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins), Sean Astin (Sam Gamgee) and John Rhys Davies (Gimli) will be on hand. So will the makers of two spinoff films, the documentary Ringers: Lord of the Fans and the spoof Dork of the Rings, which features such creatures as Throbbits and Elfises. Go to creation.com for information.
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Elijah Wood was shocked when Hollywood hellraiser Jack Nicholson told him he walked out of the final The Lord Of The Rings movie. The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King opened in 2003 to glowing reviews and huge box office takings, but Nicholson couldn’t sit through the whole movie – and he had no problem letting Wood know. [More]
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TORN regular Adele writes: BBC Radio interviewed Elijah Wood on Jo Wiley’s show. You can re-visit the site and choose to “Listen Again.” [More]
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